diacritical
Use Diacritical in a sentence
əˈkrɪt adjective
1.
serving to distinguish; distinctive.
2.
capable of distinguishing.
3.
Phonetics. serving as a diacritic.
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diacritical (ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to a diacritic |
| 2. | showing up a distinction |
| dia'critically | |
| —adv | |
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Diacritical
is always a great word to know.
So is initial. Does it mean:
| articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue |
| occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable like the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay |
Example sentences
Provision is made for an umlaut and other diacritical marks, but these are dropped in common usage.
It is not necessary to use uppercase letters or diacritical marks in searching.
When entering the author's last name be certain that the capitals, hyphens, and diacritical marks are in the correct place.
Another example has been accessing data from languages that have special diacritical marks or characters.
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